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Tornado Watch 946

December 9, 200841 parishes in Louisiana; 50 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Dec 9, 2008, 3:51 PM CST for 41 parishes in Louisiana; 50 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 9, 2008, 3:51 PM CST (21:51 UTC)
Expired: Dec 10, 2008, 1:00 AM CST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Largest hail expected: 1.5 in
Strongest gust expected: 60 kt

All 91 counties

Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Amite County, MS, Attala County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Marion County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Pike County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Walthall County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What SPC expected

The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.

Two or more tornadoes: 60%
One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes: 30%
Ten or more severe wind reports: 30%
One or more gusts of 65 knots or more: 30%
Ten or more severe hail reports: 30%
One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more: 20%
Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports: 80%

Warnings issued inside it

82 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 9, 4:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Yazoo	42 min
Dec 9, 4:05 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Richland, Tensas, West Carroll	4 hr
Dec 9, 4:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Sharkey	20 min
Dec 9, 4:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo	44 min
Dec 9, 4:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Richland	41 min
Dec 9, 4:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	52 min
Dec 9, 4:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys	45 min
Dec 9, 4:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	44 min
Dec 9, 4:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JAN	Holmes, Yazoo	56 min
Dec 9, 5:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery and 1 more	41 min
Dec 9, 5:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison, Richland, West Carroll	34 min
Dec 9, 5:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison, Tensas	39 min
Dec 9, 5:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin, Tensas	47 min
Dec 9, 5:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes	45 min
Dec 9, 5:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo	43 min
Dec 9, 5:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison	42 min
Dec 9, 5:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa, Washington	34 min
Dec 9, 6:05 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Yazoo	40 min
Dec 9, 6:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Yazoo	44 min
Dec 9, 6:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	41 min
Dec 9, 6:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Montgomery	48 min
Dec 9, 6:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Tensas	46 min
Dec 9, 6:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes	33 min
Dec 9, 6:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	42 min
Dec 9, 6:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Washington	26 min
Dec 9, 6:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster	41 min
Dec 9, 6:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Yazoo	47 min
Dec 9, 6:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery	38 min
Dec 9, 6:53 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison, Tensas	52 min
Dec 9, 6:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Tensas	20 min
Dec 9, 7:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	50 min
Dec 9, 7:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Webster	40 min
Dec 9, 7:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison	46 min
Dec 9, 7:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala	45 min
Dec 9, 7:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Concordia	43 min
Dec 9, 7:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Newton, Smith	40 min
Dec 9, 7:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Newton, Smith	47 min
Dec 9, 7:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	23 min
Dec 9, 7:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Simpson, Smith	50 min
Dec 9, 8:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Yazoo	41 min
Dec 9, 8:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster	68 min
Dec 9, 8:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln and 3 more	44 min
Dec 9, 8:20 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clay and 22 more	3 hr
Dec 9, 8:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Winston	51 min
Dec 9, 8:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds	36 min
Dec 9, 8:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	39 min
Dec 9, 8:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Rankin, Scott	46 min
Dec 9, 8:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	32 min
Dec 9, 8:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	35 min
Dec 9, 9:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	39 min
Dec 9, 9:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee	37 min
Dec 9, 9:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Scott	31 min
Dec 9, 9:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Scott	25 min
Dec 9, 9:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Winston	40 min
Dec 9, 9:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee	49 min
Dec 9, 9:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	East Feliciana, Saint Helena, West Feliciana	61 min
Dec 9, 10:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott	44 min
Dec 9, 10:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	41 min
Dec 9, 10:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln	38 min
Dec 9, 10:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha	45 min
Dec 9, 10:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	51 min
Dec 9, 10:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	35 min
Dec 9, 10:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee	18 min
Dec 9, 10:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Pike, Walthall	60 min
Dec 9, 10:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	48 min
Dec 9, 10:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee	26 min
Dec 9, 10:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	40 min
Dec 9, 10:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	18 min
Dec 9, 10:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	31 min
Dec 9, 11:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	39 min
Dec 9, 11:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton	66 min
Dec 9, 11:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	33 min
Dec 9, 11:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	43 min
Dec 9, 11:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	52 min
Dec 9, 11:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	35 min
Dec 9, 11:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	46 min
Dec 10, 12:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Smith	25 min
Dec 10, 12:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	21 min
Dec 10, 12:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	48 min
Dec 10, 12:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	45 min
Dec 10, 12:46 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Washington	29 min
Dec 10, 12:59 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale	46 min

Discussions around it

SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 8, 11:31 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Little River, Miller	7 hr
Dec 9, 12:10 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton and 1 more	35 min
Dec 9, 12:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 24 more	4 hr
Dec 9, 1:20 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 25 more	25 min
Dec 9, 2:17 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Little River, Miller	58 min
Dec 9, 3:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 36 more	64 min
Dec 9, 4:11 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 25 more	7 hr
Dec 9, 7:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 21 more	64 min
Dec 9, 9:32 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Union	6 hr
Dec 9, 10:12 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 10 more	93 min
Dec 9, 2:18 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chicot	87 min
Dec 9, 5:52 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia and 18 more	83 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.